The Glenfield College Mâori Department

Kia eke ngâ tauira ki te angitû

To encourage students to derive enjoyment and satisfaction from: • developing competence in oral and written Mâori; • the cultivation of wairua Mâori; • the understanding, sensitivity towards and respect for te ao Mâori and tikanga Mâori (with emphasis on local tikanga).

Objectives

Students will be encouraged to: • speak Mâori accurately and appropriately; • comprehend spoken Mâori; • comprehend written Mâori; • research, analyse, speak and write their thoughts logically on and about; • te ao Mâori and tikanga Mâori; • write Mâori accurately and appropriately; • develop opinions in Maori and be able to communicate them confidently and assertively.